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Sandburg student urges LPS board to give students a seat at the table

Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education · April 15, 2026
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Summary

Maimoona Qureshi, a Sandburg High School student, told the Lincoln Public Schools board April 14 that students should have non-voting representation on school bodies and in decisions that affect curriculum, school design and identity-related issues; she cited testimony on LB 960 and her own experiences with Islamophobia.

Maimoona Qureshi, a Sandburg High School student and member of the mayor's youth multicultural advisory board, used the board's public-comment period on April 14 to press for stronger student representation in district decision-making. "There needs to be students at…

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